Belief in the Last Day

1. Belief in the Last Day Islam 101

2. The Lesser Day of Judgment • Barzakh: Interval between this world and the next • Death and Sleep • Angels at the time of death • Devil at the time of death • Good end and bad end • The Souls Departure and Journey

3. The Grave • Questions of Munkar and Nakeer • Constriction and Expansion • Place in Paradise and place in Hell • Tell his family • Sleep blissfully until called • Tormented until called • Specific Punishments • Settling Debts of deceased • Salah, Sawm, Zakah, Kindness shield the believer from punishment

4. Perspective of the Believer “This world is moving away from us, and the Hereafter is moving towards us. Each of them has its own people, so be among the people of the Hereafter, do not be among the people of this world. Today is striving, not reckoning, but tomorrow will be reckoning and not striving.” (Ali ibn Abi Talib (Radia Allahu Anhu)

5. The Hour in the Quran “Allah originates creation, then repeats it, then you return to Him.” (Quran 30:11) “Verily, the Hour is surely coming, there is no doubt about it, yet most people do not believe.” (Quran 40:59) “Verily, the Promise of Allah is true, so let not the life of this world deceptively seduce you.” (Quran 31:33)

6. Closeness of the Hour • Tomorrow is the Last Day • In the time between late afternoon and sunset relatively speaking • We see it far but God sees it near. • “This world is nearly finished…and there is nothing left of it but a little, like the little bit of water at the bottom of a vessel which will soon be drunk. You are moving from this world to a world that has no end, so go to it with the best you can…” (Hadeeth of Prophet Mohammed (Peace be upon him)

7. Signs of the Hour that have Occured • The sending of the last Messenger and his death (peace be upon him) • The Splitting of the moon in two halves • A great fire in Arabia (654 A.H.13th century C.E.) Volcanic Eruption, Earthquake and immense lava flows near Madina • Emergence of 30 Dajjals (False-Prophets)

8. Signs Continued • Trials and Tribulations between Muslims • The reversal of standards: dishonest is entrusted and honest is shunned • “There will be rulers some of whose behavior you find reprehensible and some commendable. Whoever hates their behavior is free from blame, whoever denounces them will be safe, but whoever accepts them and follows them will not be safe.” (Hadeeth)

9. Signs Continued • Corruption of the Muslims • Arabs competing to build tall buildings • Slaves who give birth to kings • Abundance of wealth

10. Minor Signs not yet happened • Arabia becomes green • Euphrates uncovering a mountain of gold • The earth will spill forth its hidden treasures • Siege of Madeenah • The Mahdi to fill the earth with justice for seven years

11. Major Signs • The Smoke: 40 days • Dajjal (False Messiah): • Descent of ‘Issa (Peace be upon him) • The Emergence of Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj • Mankind’s Return to Ignorance • Destruction of the Kaabah • The Rising of the Sun from the West • Emergence of the Beast that speaks • A fire which will gather the people

12. Names of the Last Day • The Day of Resurrection • The Last Day • The Hereafter • The Hour • The Great Striking • Day of Judgement • The Day of Recompense

13. The First Trumpet Blast • Annihilation • Comes Suddenly and Unexpectedly • Israfeel looking towards the Throne of Allah without blinking • Friday • Two Trumpet Blasts with period of 40 between

14. The Resurrection “And the trumpet will be blown, and all who are in the heavens and on the earth will swoon away, except him whom Allah wills. Then it will be blown again and behold they will be standing, looking.” (Quran 39:68) • Same category of creation but different • Compared to plants coming out after rain

15. The Gathering “On the Day when the earth will be transformed into another earth and the heavens transformed and they will all appear before Allah, The One, The Irresistable.” (Quran 14:48) • Different Plane • Featureless • Animals gathered • Believers who do good shall have no fear no grief • Those who rejected and wrong themselves and others in great distress

16. The Reckoning • The Books • Witnesses • Questioning • Weighing of Deeds • Perfect Justice • Each person responsible for their own sin • 70,000 enter paradise without any reckoining • Concealing the sin of the sincere believer • Right hand or Left Hand receiving of book

17. Settling of Scores • Exchange of deeds • Blood-shed • Animals

18. The Balance • Vast Measuring Capacity • Precise • Deeds weighed • Person’s heart weighed • La ilaha illah Allah • Most heavy is good character • Reverence and Mentioning of Allah

19. The Cistern • Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) given a huge vast cistern • Whiter than milk • Sweeter than honey • Fragrance better than Musk • Drinking cups like the stars • From a river called Al-Kawthar • A months journey

20. End of this Day • People led by their false deities into the fire (sun, Pharaoh, etc.) • Believers waiting until they Recognize the Sign of their Lord • The Sirat (Bridge) passing over Hell

21. Hell-Fire • Paradise and Hell have already been created • 19 stern angels act as keepers of Hell • Vast extent • Seven levels of Hell • Seven Gates of Hell • Punishments in Hell reflecting actions in this world

22. Paradise • Believers purified before entering Paradise • Poor generally enter Paradise before wealthy • The last person to enter Paradise • Eight gates of Paradise • 100 levels in Paradise • Paradise out of the Grace and Magnanimity of Allah • Rivers, Palaces, Jewels, Raised Couches, No rancor in the hearts, eternal youth • Seeing Allah ultimate reward in Jannah

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